Let’s get one thing straight: This is not your average hair hack. The intricate, ethereal ‘do — a mix of a deep side part, short, face-framing layers and a pair of connecting fishtail-Dutch spiral braids — is on the braid-master level of hair DIYs.

An up-close look, courtesy of hairstylist Sarah Potempa’s Instagram, shows just how twisty and turny it gets. Strands shift from tight plaits to loose, cascading braids that appear to meander over, under and in between. Yet somehow, the hair is so neatly bundled, we’d totally believe her hair was cropped at a glance. However it happened, it’s the prettiest mess we’ve ever seen.